About John Vivian
Lived 1729 – 1771 (aged 41–42). John Vivian was a British historian and university teacher.
John Vivian (c.1729–1771) was the Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford between 1768 and 1771. He was the son of William Vivian of Padstow, Cornwall, and became a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1750.
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British historian
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John Vivian was born in 1729.
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John Vivian died in 1771.
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John Vivian was a historian and university teacher.
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